So he’s like most football fans in his opinion of the replacement referees.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says the poor performance of the NFL's replacement refs will put an "asterisk" on this season's results. (AP Photo)

“This season has a little asterisk next to it and just kind of stained in a way that is irreparable, and it’s frustrating to see this happen because there are a lot of football fans out there that would rather things be different,” said NASCAR’s most popular driver and diehard Washington Redskins fan.

“I just thought it was consistent in what we’ve seen throughout the year and how the replacement refs have had some problems and some challenges,” Earnhardt said. “They face a lot of criticism, they get a lot of attention.

“I know they are probably doing as good a job as they can do. They are trying as hard as they can to keep the game going and maintaining the integrity of the game. But it’s not quite working.”

Earnhardt called on the NFL and its referees to get an agreement done.

“Some action needs to be taken to shore up an agreement with the refs to where we can bring those back and even if we do bring them back, I’m hearing it will still take three or four weeks where that process can be finalized and they can get to the field,” he said.